Anyone want a nice 800B

[Carl Wiese]

I should probably post this in the classifieds, but I think it will get more attention here.

Anyhow about 5 minutes away from my house in Corvallis there is a 1971 800B that is very very nice. Not sure how much the guy wants for it, so I am going to call tonight. This rig is very nice NO surface rust at all. It is blue with a white top, manual tranny, Dana 27 front and 30 rear (I think), and like I said it looks great! If anyone is interested I can give you direction, or get more details if you like.

Carl

[Joe Dufresne]

The question isn't do I want it, it's can I afford it :D

Incidently, it should have a closed 30/2 peice 44, or at least thats what my '68 has

Joe

[Jack Campbell]

Joe, Carl,
I think this missive flows from my brain for three reasons:
1) A conversation I had with a wrecking yard resulted in the comment, "Internationals? Naw, we pretty much just scrap them when they come in."
2) I spent twenty minutes driving home from work today behind a semi loaded with crushed cars (I spent 15 minutes alone looking for identifiable markers, emblems and curves with a sick feeling in my stomach).
3) Dan Hayes drove into my driveway today to show off the most beautiful stock 1000 series stepside pickup I have ever seen.

We all know what goes on. It is no mystery. Who wants 'em--crush. Can't get parts--crush. Too cut up and modified to be of any value--crush.

I am really hot on this topic, friends. I realize I may be putting too much weight to yet another "sighting."

But in my book, gone is gone. If a High School'r drives another 800 off a ravine, who cares?

We do! With a fever in our brain and gut, we seek to preserve an age, an ideal, and a company that did things differently.

We are the only hope some of this sheet metal and very calculated American craftmanship stands for survival in an age of disposable everything.

*Jumping off the soap box*

Jack

[Carl Wiese]

Jack,

Are you saying that Dan has got himself a pickup?

This rig is in no contention for being scrapped, the owner has taken way to good of care for it then that. This summer I saw him pulling his jet ski with the top off. I will talk to yhe guy tomorrow and see what he wants.

Much like Joe, it is surely out of my price range.

Carl

[Jack Campbell]

Carl,
I probably should not have said anything before Dan gets a chance to announce his latest news on his own. Bad decorum. With any luck, Dan will post all the details for inquiring minds soon.

As far as the 800B goes, driving behind that semi last night made my brain go into contortions. I realize both you and Joe (myself included), have your hands full and pocketbooks committed.

Sorry about the late night wail. :)

Jack

[Carl Wiese]

Don't worry about it Jack! I scan semis too, but have yet to see any IH on the back of them, thank God!

Carl

[John Donnelly]

But, we have to try.

I am constantly amazed at how much IH stuff we rescue from an untimely death.

We have folks who "lean forward" all the time, rescuing where they can. This is a commendable thing, and I wish we had a medal for everyone who does it.

I know all too well the sombre feeling we get when the reports come in of an IH loss. All of us just stand there and shake our heads at the stupidity of it. Folks just don't realize what they throw away when they toss thier IH in favor of some newer, plasitcized piece of "politically correct" transportation.

That IH, with the proper parts would continue to haul them around in comfort, safety, and reliability not only for themselves, but future generations of thier family.

An IH is an heirloom to me. A tradition to be passed on and protected, with the honor and respect it deserves.

Someday, my Daughter will inherit my IH stuff. She is already well educated in the importance of family, and the importance of the preservation of IH.

I hope that someday, she leads us.

Keep on Binderin',

John

[T-Ruxx]

Originally posted by John Donnelly
But, we have to try.



Folks just don't realize what they throw away when they toss thier IH in favor of some newer, plasitcized piece of "politically correct" transportation.


An IH is an heirloom to me. A tradition to be passed on and protected, with the honor and respect it deserves.


Keep on Binderin',

John

Amen to that!! My son and I , call the them, "jellybeans", for the sedans, and, "cute utes", for everything else.
We must all think of ourselves as curators of these vehicles. Each one , a small glimpse, of how great this nation once was. later, Greg

[Joe Dufresne]

Originally posted by T-Ruxx


Amen to that!! My son and I , call the them, "jellybeans", for the sedans, and, "cute utes", for everything else.

"Beer cans with wheels"

joe

[Tom Mandera]

Originally posted by Joe Dufresne
The question isn't do I want it, it's can I afford it :D

Incidently, it should have a closed 30/2 peice 44, or at least thats what my '68 has

Joe

An 800B has one-piece flanged rear axles, Joe.

That's one of the redeeming qualities of a "B" over a regular 800.

At least, my friend's SR2 (which, oddly, has round markers indicating an A in some ways) has the flanged (and narrow stock) rear end.

[Joe Dufresne]

2 peice shafts can be used to make winching anchors. with 4 shafts and a set of traction "ladders", you have an appropriate anchor for just about any terrain

Joe